Job 24:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They are exaltedרֹ֤ומּוּ
(ro·vm·mu)
7426a: to be exalteda prim. root
a little while,מְּעַ֨ט
(me·'at)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
then they are gone;וְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּ
(ve·'ei·nen·nu)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
Moreover, they are brought lowוְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ
(ve·hum·me·chu)
4355: to be low or humiliateda prim. root
and like everythingכַּכֹּ֥ל
(kak·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
gatheredיִקָּפְצ֑וּן
(yik·ka·fe·tzun;)
7092: draw together, shuta prim. root
up; Even like the headsוּכְרֹ֖אשׁ
(u·che·rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
of grainשִׁבֹּ֣לֶת
(shib·bo·let)
7641: ear (of grain)from the same as shobel
they are cut off. 
 
4448c: to languish, wither, fadea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
They are exalted
ramam  (raw-mam')
to rise -- exalt, get (oneself) up, lift up (self), mount up.
for a little while
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
but are gone and brought low
makak  (maw-kak')
to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish -- be brought low, decay.
they are taken out
qaphats  (kaw-fats')
to draw together, i.e. close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet)
of the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
as all other and cut off
namal  (naw-mal')
to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised -- (branch to) be cut down (off), circumcise.
as the tops
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the ears of corn
shibbol  (shib-bole)
a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch -- branch, channel, ear (of corn), (water-)flood, Shibboleth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.

King James Bible
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else. They wither like heads of grain.

International Standard Version
They're exalted momentarily, but then they are gone; they are humbled, just like all the others. They are cut down like heads of corn.

NET Bible
They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Such people] may be prosperous for a little while, but then they're gone. They are brought down low and disappear like everything else. They wither like heads of grain.

King James 2000 Bible
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all others, and cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.
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